congressman ryan, you think helping the president fix the economy might do you some good. for more, alex isenstadt is a political reporter with politico. rick ungar is a contributor with forbes.org. thank you for coming back on the show. >> my favorite place to be. >> thanks for having me. >> john: let me start with you, rick. republicans are whining the president won't lead and when he does, it is only playing politics. is this the typical whining we hear from the power who is always out of power? we heard plenty of complaints from democrats about president bush or is it personal this time? >> it is clearly personal. i think senator rubio told the truth. even though it is pretty much the same bill he would propose if the president proposes the immigration bill, it is dead on arrival. it has to come from the republicans. that spoke volumes. >> john: it was true. alex, according to the white house, president obama did reach out to speak with senators rubio, graham and mccain on immigration today. now, is that really so unusual? i mean the white house insists this president